Washing device.



L. W. SERRELL.

WASHING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED 050.8, 1914.

Patented Aug. 31, 1915.

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e1. MWWM WITNESSES WASHING DEVICE.

Application filed 'neceinber 8, 191

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l", Learner. SERRTELL,

a citizen of the United States, and resident of Flainlield, in the county of Union and State of blew Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ashing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improved device for receiving soap and subjecting same to the action of water for the production of a soapy washing medium, and perates on the novel principle of bringing he water into contact with the soap in atomized spray, whereby suds formed readily and copiously and with the least con sumption of soap and hot water. in prior devices water has been delivered against soap in streams, of larger or liner sizes, but

in my invention the soap is acted upon by water in the form. of individual, minute or mist-like particles, whereby a specially effective and economical operation is secured.

The particular object of the invention is to provide a simple, edcctive, low-cost and thoroughly practical brush device for washing dishes, but it will be manifest that the essentials may be embodied in various other forms for various specific purposes;

Numerous novel features of construction and arrangement of a more detailed character will become apparent as the specification proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention: Figure 1 is a side view of the device, shown in substantially actual size; Fig. 2 is a view partly in front elevation and partly in vertical section; Fig. 3 is' a top plan. View of the brush; Fig. l is a section on the line 44: of Fig. 1, on an enlarged scale; Fig. 5 is an enlarged horizontal section on the line 5-5 of Fig. l; Fig. 6 is a fragmentary detail view, taken on the line 66 of Fig. 5; and Fig. 7 is a detail view of the Valve member.

The specific embodiment of the invention shown in these drawings will now be briefly described.

A conical casing 2 constitutes a soap and spray chamber, and carries at its lower and larger end a removable brush member 3. The latter has an apertured back i, provided with a metal rim 5, which has a rolled screw-thread to engage with a corresponding thread 6 in the lower end of the casing. The said rim is shown flanged at the bottom,

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and between this flange '2' and another 8 on the bottom of the casing is lC9-l\ rubber guard ring 9.. Fhe soap 10., which. introduced into the casing upon removal the brush member, rests upon or otherwise formed upon A conical jacket 1:2 surroun" body of the casing, being s by means of spacers 13. the casing has a tubular necl: is secured a plug having a sin restricted orilice l6; and the wa downwardly from this orifice disperse into atomized or mist-l which the soap bottom oi -c is bathed, as hereinafter pa described. At the upper or n? the casing is a laterally projecting hence 4', which preferably extends upward at light inclination show from the CllSlii, in n l. The "ase of J rormed as an enlarges; with a transverse cavi j. ing downwardly therefrnection orifice 21 opposite the transverse cavity 39 is drical valve body 222, having I .20 open- .ater conole.

screw 0a,. 23 and 24- and a recess 9 s under side, into which the upper part the plug 15 is screwed, thereby supporting the soap and spray chamber and brush device. in order to minimize the heating effect, the internal formation of the handle base 18 is preferably such that air spaces are left between its walls and the contained metal parts, the regions of Contact being advantageously conlined to the caps 28 and 2t. The valve body 22 is formed with its ends hollow, inclosing chambers 26 and 2?, which are connected through the central portion. of the body by a passage 28. l n the latter is disposed a valve member 29 having double. seating portions 30 and 31, cooperative with corresponding seats at the ends of the passage 28 and connected by squared guide portions 32 and a central reduced cylindrical portion 33. An inlet port 3iopens into the side of the passage 28 leading from the end of a water connection nipple 35, designed to receive a flexible tube 36. Communication between the passage 28 and the chambers 26 and 27 is established alternately according to the position of the valve, and the chamber 26 is connected with a cavity 3'? above the plug 15 by means oflongitudinal ports 38, shown more particularly in Fig. 6 and indicated in Fig".

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4. The interior of the said plug 15 is hol- 10W, comprising an upper cylindrical portion and a lower tapering portion, the latter, marked 39, terminating in the orifice 16. lVithin the plug is a member 40, having a cylindrical, spirally-grooved portion 41 occupying the upper part of the cavity in the plug and a tapering tip l2 spaced from the wall of the lower cavity 39, so as to leave a restricted chamber above the orifice 16.

The cap 24 which closes the chamber 27 is provided with a spring barrel 43,which is covered at its outer end by a rose 01' multiple stream outlet 44. Between the rose and the adjacent end of the valve is confined an expansion spring 45 for holding the valve in the normal position shown in Fig. 4:, that is to say with communication established through a conduit extending from the connection 35 and terminating in the orifice 16, communication to the chamber 27 and the external stream outlet being cut ofi. The opposite cap 23 has a central opening and a gland 46, through which operates the stem of a plunger button 47 having its inner end in operative relation to the valve, so that by pressure inward on the button the valve portion 30 may be seated and the portion 31 unseated, with the result that the discharge through the atomizer is stopped and that through the external rose 4% opened.

In use, the device is connected with a hot water faucet by means of the tubing 36, and when the water is turned on it flows through the connection 35 and port 34 to passage 28, thence into chamber 26, and by way of ports 38 to the atomizer, where rotary motion is imparted to it before emerg ing from the orifice 16, with the result that it is delivered over the soap as an issue of minute drops, substantially filling the in terior of the casing. The contact of the water with the soap under these conditions is especially eifectivein forming suds, and the amounts consumed, both of water and soap, are comparatively small. The resulting suds and soapy water flow through the openings in the brush back and between the bristles onto the surface being cleaned. The relatively large area for outlet as compared with the small inlet orifice and consequently small volume of water passing through the device insures against flooding of the soap chamber and therefore permits the drops to strike against the soap. The conical form of the casing enables the device to be introduced into glasses and the like and worked around with a circular rocking movement, in order that the brush bristles may thoroughly cleanse the corners, the rubber guard 9 preventing injury to the article being washed. After each article has been cleaned by the action of the brush and suds, the device is turned sidewise and the user presses on the button at, iii order'to discharge clear water from the rose 4% for rinsing.

The handle is preferably of relatively non-heat-conducting material, and the jacket 12 surrounding the conical casing is a valuable safety provision, preventing burning of the fingers by contact with the heated wall of the soap and spray chamber.

The construction, formation and relation of the parts are such as to render the device as a whole compact, neat in appearance, and convenient to operate, and at the same time adapt it for inexpensive methods of manufacture. In the construction of the valve body and its therewith assembled parts, substantially all the pieces can be made cheaply and expeditiously on screw machines,and the necessity for relatively costly castings is avoided.

What I claim as new is:

1. A device for washing, comprising a casing containing a chamber adapted to receive soap and having one or more outlets, a water supply connection united with the casing, a restricted inlet orifice to the chamber from said water connection, the inlet area being small as compared with the outlet area, and means in rear of said orifice to cause the water emerging therefrom to dis perse in atomized spray over the soap.

2. A device for washing, comprising a chamber having one or more outlets and a soap support at its lower portion, and means above the soap support for projecting an issue of'atomizcd spray into contact with the soap, the outlet area being ample as compared with the small volume of water passing through the device whereby flooding of the chamber is avoided so that the spray may be delivercdupon the soap.

3. In a device for washing, the combination of a means for holding soap, a brush united therewith, a water connection, means for delivering the water in atomized condition over the soap, and outlets of relatively large ag regate area whereby the soap is bathed in the atomized spray and the liquid and suds escape freely into the brush.

4. A. dish-washing device, comprising, in combination, a conical casing adapted to. receive soap and tapering toward the top where it is provided with a handle, a cir cular brush mounted at the bottom of the casing where opening is afforded for escape of liquid and suds, and a water connection at the top of the casing, whereby the device is adapted to be worked about in the interior of a glass.

5. A device for Washing, having a connection for attachment of a flexible water conduit and containing a soap and spray chamber, a brush element at the bottom of the chamber where relatively free outlet is provided for liquid and suds, and means for delivering the water from said. connection over e resfiricaed e eu' le'b area &0 cause the eiaemizeci soap in i. orifice small in reiaeie and. means in tn emerging Water te disperse spray.

6. A dish-Washing device having a handle whereby it may be held in the hand 0:? the user and provided with a- Weter connection and comprising a double casing adapted to receive soap and having a restricted. inlet orifice for Water, suitable means for causing the Water emerging from said orifice to disperse in eeemized sp e brush ettaeiieei ice '4; i eel with eueieb epemegs aggregate 1'1 area materially greater 0f ehe inlet.

In izestimony Whei'eef name in the presence of Witnesses 1 Lave signed my ewe subscribing LET/HEEL SERRELTF Wit/messes J. F. BRANDENBURG, E, GREENBERGER. 

